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Dudok Quartet Amsterdam challenges concepts of time on new CD

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On its new CD What Remains, the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam presents four different perceptions of the concept of time. Motoric and foggy (Roukens), religious and deadly (Machaut, Perotinus and Gesualdo), torment and war (Reich), time and timelessness (Messiaen) – behold a new shoot to this ensemble’s already richly decorated trunk. The kick-off consists of the fourth string quartet What Remains …

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ICONS: prikkelende samenvatting van Amerikaans minimalisme

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ICONS, de nieuwe cd van het ensemble BL!NDMAN, verwijst naar de drie grootheden van het Amerikaanse minimalisme: Terry Riley, Steve Reich en Philip Glass. De 3-delige cd-box vormt een gebruiksvriendelijke samenvatting van dit genre. Minimalisme is een muziekstijl die zich toelegt op minimalisering van het muzikaal materiaal. Vaak gehanteerde technieken zijn: herhaling van ultrakorte motieven, Oosterse ritmiek, beperkte melodische lijnen, …

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The secret lyrical life of the double bass

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Viennese musician Dominik Wagner surprises with the CD Chapters, entirely dedicated to the giant among string instruments – the double bass. Together with pianist Lauma Skride, he presents a choice of 14 tantalising pieces, ranging from Schubert and Ravel, through Fauré and Boulanger to Richter, Glass and, yes, Charles Chaplin. In the symphony orchestra, the double bass is the largest …

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Religious and poetic work by Stefaan Vanheertum

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Ghent composer Stefaan Vanheertum has just released his new CD Suoni Celesti. The CD contains choral works he wrote between 2014 and 2021. The collection is the result of a concert that took place last September. Suoni Celesti (heavenly sounds) consists of religious and liturgical works and pieces based on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke, Peter Verhelst, Nadine Anne Hura, …

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Four Flemish composers of international stature

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SPECTRA, ensemble for new music, focuses with its new CD a tension on four Flemish composers who got their inspiration from abroad. Karel Goeyvaerts (1923-1993), born and raised in Antwerp, went to Paris to learn from Olivier Messiaen that rhythm and timbre, as well as pitch, are equally important musical parameters. He later developed this in multiple series, i.e. serialism. …

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Alfonso Gómez paints Morton Feldman with light and air

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The Spanish-German pianist Alfonso Gómez has dared to put Morton Feldman’s last three piano works on CD. His interpretation is remarkably light and sparkling, adding a new element to the meditative sound world of this American composer. The piano was the favourite instrument of Morton Feldman (1926 – 1987). “What is the difference between an orchestra and a piano? A …

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From half-god to the homeless and back again: Julius Eastman rediscovered

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Classical music is full of mavericks, but the American composer, pianist, singer and choreographer Julius Eastman still holds the world record. With a new recording of his work Femenine, he takes a decisive step towards definitive recognition. By Wynold Verweij Julius Eastman (1940 – 1990) was predestined to tread the classical paths with elegance and dignity. He received his training …

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